Adaptation Insights – Pathways to scale investments in Nature-based Solutions for climate adaptation

This report provides governments, development banks and investors with clear, actionable guidance on how to move NbS from fragmented projects to scalable, financeable components of national adaptation and infrastructure strategies.

Investing in nature is one of the most cost-effective and inclusive ways to protect people, infrastructure and economies from climate change, according to a new report from the Global Center on Adaptation (GCA). The report shows that well-designed nature-based solutions (NbS) can deliver benefit–cost ratios of between 2:1 and 8:1, yet remain chronically underfunded due to gaps in standardized valuation, financing structures and investment pipelines.